Child&#39;s pounding toy



May 26, 1953 H. E. MILLER CHILD'S POUNDING TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Sept. 2, 1950 FIGZ.

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Patented May 26, 1953 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE CHILDS POUNDING TOY Harry E.` Miller, Madison, N. J.; John F. Wallace,

executor of said Harry E. Miller, deceased, assignor to Childhood Interests, Inc., Roselle Park, N.v J a corporation of New Jersey Application September 2, 1950, Serial No. 182,900

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to toys.

An object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved toy in which a number of pegs are arranged in a frame so that they may be driven or pounded through a retaining member from one side thereof to the other, and including novel means for mounting the retaining member.

`Another object ofthe invention` isto provide a novel and improved pounding toy in which the pegs are disposed in a plurality of openings formed in a retaining member, so as to enable them to be pounded with a mallet through the retaining` member, the retaining member being pivotally mounted in a main frame, and so constructed and arranged as to permit the face of the retaining member from which the pegs protrude after having been driven through from the other side, to be quickly moved to exposed position, for renewed pounding thereon but in the opposite direction.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved pounding toy which is simple in design, comprises a minimum of parts, and is easy to construct at low cost, yet which is attractive in appearance and sturdy.y

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a pounding toy in which the pegs to be pounded are adjustable in tension, so that they may be tightened or loosened according to the age of the child.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a novel pounding toy in which the pegs to be pounded are held captive in the retaining member, so that they are not lost by the child.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and in which,

Figure 1 is a partly broken out front elevational view showing the complete pounding toy in operative position, with pounding mallet thereabove.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the pounding toy shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional elevation taken on plane 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 iska sectional elevation taken on plane 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional elevation taken on plane 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a sectional elevation taken on plane 6-6 of Figure 2, showing the frame and movable elements in one position.

Figure 7 is a view similar to that of Figure 6,

2 but showing the frame and movable elements in another position. 4

`Figure 8 is a view similar to that of Figure 7, but with the frame and movable elements turned 9G degrees in a clockwise direction.

In the manufacture of pounding toys, it is important to make the toy very sturdy, yet attractive to the child, so as to maintain his interest therein. The present invention includes many novel features, so that the child will be continuously interested in the toy, and it is quite strong and sturdy, so that it will have a long life.

In order to understand clearly the nature of the invention, and the best means for carrying it out, reference may now be had to the drawing, in which like numerals denote similar parts throughout the several views.

As shown, the device includes rst and second end frame walls lil and I2, which may be made quite thick, and have edge surfaces I4, i6, I8 and 2U, forming a rectangle when viewed endwise, as in Figures 4, 6, and 7. Dowels 22, 24 and 26, arranged as shown in the views, interconnect the two end frame walls I6 and I2, the dowels penetrating at their ends, the walls I0 and I2, and being additionally secured therein by means of the fastening elements or nails 28. The dowels are all mutually parallel, and are all perpendicular to the end walls Iii and I2.

The frame end walls Iii and I2 have inner faces 30 and 32 respectively, and it is noted that they both have along the margin adjacent the edge I4, a marginal grooveO or recess 34 formed therein, so that a shelf or shoulder surface St is provided. At right angles to the marginal grooves or recesses 34 on the inner faces 30 and 32 respectively, of the end Walls Il] and I2, there are also formed marginal grooves or recesses 38 adjacent the edges I6, so as to provide supporting shoulders 40.

A pounding board or peg supporting member 44, of substantial thickness as shown, and rectangular in plan view, as seen best in Figure 2, is disposed between the frame end Walls I0 and I2, with its marginal edge portion 46 penetrated at each end by means of the Shanks of pivot pins 48 and 50, which also penetrate the abutting corners of the walls Il! and. I2. The pounding board 44 is thus mounted on the pivot pins for turning about their common axis, the pins 48 and 5l! being in axial alignment.

As seen best in Figures 1 and 2, the length of the pounding board 44 from left to right in said views, is great enough so that its right and left margins extend into the marginal recesses 38, so.

that its surface 52 rests upon the recess surfaces 43 at each end, in the manner of Figures 3, 4 and 6, the pounding board 44 being horizontal. The pounding board 41X may be pivoted from its full line position shown in Figure 6, through the broken line positions shown in that view, in a counterclockwise' direction, to the vertical position shown in Figure 7, at which the other face 54 of the board 44 is brought against the supporting shoulders 316 of the recesses in the end walls l0 and i2. The main frame may then be turned 90 degrees in a clockwise direction to the position shown in Figure 8, so that the pounding board 44 is once again horizontal.

The pounding board has a numberV of spaced holes G formed therethrough, all being mutually parallel, and a series of cyl-indrical pegs 62 are disposed as shown, one peg in each hole 60. Grooves 64 are formed in the outer surface of each of the pegs, parallel to the axis of the peg, but the grooves B are not as long as thel peg. Screws 'iii are threaded through openingsY '12in the pounding board 44, as seen clearly in Figures 1-2 and 5, the outer ends of the holes being enlarged to receive thejscrew head and permit the insertion of a screw driver for adjusting the pressure of the inner end of the screw against the inside surface of the groove |64. Thus, by ad.- justment of the screws V'10, the friction on the pegs 62 is adjustable, and this will depend in turn on the age of `the child, For an'older child the friction will be increased, so that the requisite strength mustbe employedin swinging the mallet 8U, as in Figure l, to drive the pegs, one by one, from their uppermost positions, as at 82, totheir lowermost positions as at 84.`

When they have all vbeen driven to their positions 84, then the child may swing the pounding board 44 from the position shown` Figure 6, to that shown in Figure 7, and then turn the entire` assembly 90 degrees clockwisato the position shown in Figure 8, so that the pegs all protrude upwards and are readyto bepounded in again, when the pounding board may be returned to its original position shown in Figure 6 again. It is noted that the grooves in the sides ofthe pegs serve to retain the pegscaptive inthe holes, and hence they cannot be lost.

Although I have described my invention in specic terms, it will be understood that various changes may be made in size, shape, materials and arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim: l 1. Av toy comprising a pair` of frame end walls, connecting members interconnecting said frame end Walls, a pounding board having a plurality of openings formed therethrough, pegs disposed in each of said openings, each peg being greater in length than the thickness of said pounding board, means for effecting pivotal engagement between said' pounding board and said frame end walls, so that saidfpounding board is free to be turned about its pivotal axis to expose each of lits two faces turn, and means for adjusting the degree of frictional t between the said openings' far-id the pegs disposed therein, said means comprising fastening members threadedly engaging said pounding board, one end of each of said fastening members being oriented toward each of said pegs, grooves formed in the outer surfaces of each of said pegs, so that said grooves will receive said end of said rfastening members,

whereby, upon the turning of said fastening members the degree of frictional Vfit is increased or diminished, depen-ding upon the direction of turning of 'said fastening members.

2. The construction according to claim 1 wherein said grooves are less in length than the length'of said pegs, and in which the ends of said grooves are space-d from the ends of said pegs, so that said'` pegs are held captivein said pounding board.

HARRY E. V`Refereces Cited in vthe file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Numberl Name Date 1,421,656 Abe-1e July 4, 1922 1,803,265 Manara Apr. 2s, 1'931 1,920,021 Shclriro'ederv July l25, 1933 2,155,913 Thompson etal. rApr. 25, 1939 2,487,562 Larsen Nov. 8, 1949 

